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New Hampton, Iowa -An explosion in the Parkview Trailer Park in New Hampton Wednesday afternoon caused significant damage to a residence, but luckily no one was injured. The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 [ More ]

Sumner, Iowa – Emergency response personnel from Bremer County and Sumner made a heroic rescue Monday afternoon. Bremer County Emergency Manager Kip Ladage says the call came in Monday afternoon around 3. The man has [ More ]

Des Moines, Iowa – Wednesday was Organ Donor Awareness Day at the Iowa Capitol and Senators used the occasion to unanimously pass a proposal called “Logan’s Law.” It would let Iowans put a symbol on [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – Collaborative, cutting edge and efficient are three of the many words you could use to describe one of Iowa Big North’s initiatives. Charles City Senior Harley Wilson is one of the founders [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – An Osage middle school principal is on administrative leave after being arrested for operating while intoxicated. Forty-two-year-old Jay Dean Marley had a BAC of .152, which is twice the legal limit of [ More ]

Hampton, Iowa – An Iowa nurse has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing pain pills from his patients. Fifty-eight-year-old James Allen Moorehead of Mason City admits that in 2016 and 2017 — while [ More ]

New Hampton, Iowa – Cheyenne Harris will be spending the rest of her life in prison. The 20-year-old’s request for a new trial was denied Tuesday morning by Judge Richard Stochl. Inside of the Chickasaw [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – Mother Nature is wreaking havoc on education calendars. Less than two weeks after the Charles City School board moved to rework the school calendar to adjust to snow days, the district is [ More ]

State Wrestling Area schools sent 13 wrestlers to the 2019 State Wrestling tournament and seven are bringing home the hardware. KCHA and KCZE provided three-days worth of state wrestling coverage. New Hampton-Turkey Valley’s Evan Rosonke [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – A Charles City family is using their son’s memory to help promote organ donation through the Iowa Legislature. The bill called ‘Logan’s Law’ allows people to elect to become organ donors on [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – Bring your appetite because the second-annual Dinning for dollars is around the corner on March 1st. Joanne Starr is with Scholars for Dollars and says the money from the dinner is put [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – It’s been a decade in the making for America’s Hometown for new signage showing drivers where municipal buildings are. City Administrator Steve Diers says it’s called ‘The Way Finding Project.” The [ More ]

Des Moines, Iowa -Two bills for education funding have been voted in the Iowa legislature this week, helping lift some financial burdens on schools. The first is allowable growth or state supplemental aid, which allows [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – Two Northeast Iowa city officials both agree the onslaught of weekly snow has not made a significant impact on their town’s budget. Charles City Administrator Steve Diers and Clarksville Mayor Val Swinton [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – Not only is today Valentine’s Day, but it’s also national organ donor day. Supporters of organ donation draw red hearts on their palms to support the cause. Wendy Luft’s son lost his [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – A limited number of tickets remain for the Charles City Chamber murder mystery dinner. Saturday’s event at the Youth Enrichment Center at the Floyd County Fairgrounds will have a catered meal, silent [ More ]

New Hampton, Iowa – One fourth of the FFA motto is living to serve. Amberley Snyder is paying it forward to youth all across America. The New Hampton FFA Chapter is hosting Snyder, an inspirational [ More ]

Charles City, Iowa – Tickets are sold out for the Charles City athletic complex fundraiser. The fundraiser is Saturday, February 23 at the Youth Enrichment Center at the Floyd County Fairgrounds from 5:30-9. There will be [ More ]

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New Hampton, Iowa -An explosion in the Parkview Trailer Park in New Hampton Wednesday afternoon caused significant damage to a residence, but luckily no one was injured. The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 [ More ]